The 14 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week

She is a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy queen, national treasure, righteous activist and longtime Minnesota favorite. She recorded her first album in a makeshift studio on Lake Minnetonka back in 1971. There is no better place in the Land of 10,000 Lakes to see Raitt than the picturesque Ledge Amphitheater. The Californian booked this concert in the state she calls a second home long before Farm Aid announced its plans for the same day in Minneapolis. Raitt is still celebrating her 2022 Grammy-winning album, “Just Like That,” along with those classic ballads that made Minnesota love her. Veteran Texas bluesman Jimmie Vaughan opens and will collaborate with Raitt. (7:30 p.m. Sat., Ledge Amphitheater, Waite Park, $65 and up, ticketmaster.com)

JON BREAM

To celebrate its 40 years as a destination for good music and good food, the popular downtown Minneapolis club will present a free two-stage indoor/outdoor block party. With performances on the Nicollet Mall and inside the Dakota, the suitably eclectic lineup features some of Minnesota’s most beloved musicians — the Suburbs, Davina & the Vagabonds, Nachito Herrera, Jamecia Bennett, Tina Schlieske — as well as New Orleans party starter Glen David Andrews, who has been a Dakota regular. New Orleans-flavored food, including specials like beignets, will be available for purchase. (2 -10 p.m. Sat., the Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., free, dakotacooks.com)

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While their fellow ‘90s British rock heroes Oasis are filling stadiums playing nothing but the oldies, these more stylish and forward-thinking Sheffielders are reiterating their cool cult appeal with both fans and critics performing new tunes on their long-awaited reunion tour. Bowie acolyte Jarvis Cocker and his old chums of “Common People” fame sound familiar but revitalized on their first album in 24 years, “More,” which has turned into one of 2025’s most acclaimed rock LPs and generated a legit hit with the playful romp “Spike Island.” Hamilton Leithauser of the Walkmen opens. (8 p.m. Sat., the Armory, 500 S. 6th St., Mpls., $78, ticketmaster.com)

CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER

It’s Farm Aid’s idea of pregaming. Sort of. The nonprofit is presenting Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country Takeover two days before Farm Aid 40 takes over Huntington Bank Stadium with Willie Nelson and friends. The subject of the 2023 documentary “Still Here,” Southern soul singer Palmer just received the Lift Every Voice Award from the Academy of Country Music. Not only is she known for the hit “Country Girl,” the socially conscious Palmer has advocated for rootsy musicians of color on her Apple Music show and podcast, both titled “Color Me Country.” Opening will be Michael B. Whit and Alyssia Dominguez. (8 p.m. Thu. Fine Line, 318 1st Av. N., Mpls., $33-$65, first-avenue.com)

After sparking a rather bizarre celebrity beef with Lana Del Rey and earning cancellation-style backlash over stupid, old tweets from her youth, this Florida-reared goth-pop balladeer is — like the Southern culture that inspires her songs — complicated. But the real-life Hayden Anhedönia’s music has proved to be complex and compelling. Her richly atmospheric production and literary abilities shine through the moodiness on her second album, “Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You,” a continuation of the characters and stories from her 2022 breakout LP, “Preacher’s Daughter.” She’s making her overdue headlining debut locally with Toronto band 9Million. (8 p.m. Fri., Palace Theatre, 17 W. 7th Place, St. Paul, $94 & up, axs.com)

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While founded 93 years ago with a mission to perform the music of J.S. Bach, the Society is known to branch out to other baroque-era composers, and, for its season opener, the ensemble is bringing its period-instrument expertise to some passionate music by the prolific Venetian, Antonio Vivaldi. Artistic director Matthias Maute will not only conduct, but solo on recorder. Yet the guest of honor is the rich-voiced, Minneapolis-based mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski. (7 p.m. Fri., Central Lutheran Church, 259 W. Wabasha St., Winona, $5-$25; 3 p.m. Sat., Incarnation Lutheran Church, 4880 Hodgson Road, Shoreview, free, bachsocietymn.org)

ROB HUBBARD

Steinway Artist pianist and Deutsche Grammophon recording artist Gargiulo has forged a unique career path by performing recitals, composing, running a classical talent contest at New York’s Carnegie Hall, and being known not only for hilarious between-tunes storytelling but having a wild mane that’s earned him the nickname, “The Pianist with the Hair.” The winner of that Carnegie contest, violinist Masha Lakisova, will join Gargiulo for one of his violin sonatas, completing a program that features piano works by Franz Schubert, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Astor Piazzolla. (7 p.m. Sat., the Museum of Russian Art, 5500 Stevens Av., Mpls., $30-$35, tmora.org)

When Amelia Pedlow last acted at the Guthrie, it was as the title character in Jane Austen’s “Emma,” a role that required her to be onstage for the duration of the show. She will again occupy the stage for the duration when she plays another 19th-century heroine, Nora, in this update of Henrik Ibsen’s play. Jessica Chastain played the lead on Broadway. The Guthrie version is being staged by Tracy Brigden, who directed “The Mousetrap” and “Dial M for Murder.” Said Brigden: “This is a story about a woman trying to escape the cage that society put on her and that she set for herself.” (7:30 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 1 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., 7 p.m. Sun. Ends Oct. 12. Guthrie Theater, 818 S. 2nd St., Mpls. $35-$94. 612-377-2224, guthrietheater.org)

ROHAN PRESTON

Jazz nightclub legend Doris Hines was known for her four-octave range, charisma and for performing with the likes of Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan and Harry Belafonte. Also a social justice champion, she had six children, including Gary Hines, maestro of the Grammy-winning Sounds of Blackness. Hines’ music-infused life is being distilled for the stage by playwright TyLie Shider and director Vanessa Brooke Agnes. Comfort Dolo plays the title character in this world premiere whose title is reportedly taken from an exhortation by Nat King Cole to Ella Fitzgerald, “Don’t miss Doris Hines.” (7:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 2 p.m. Sat. & Sun. Ends Oct. 12. History Theatre, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul. $25-$70. 651-292-4323, historytheatre.com)

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Shimmering shoulders, liquid footwork, and a break dance-infused movement landscape are in store for Northrop and the Walker Art Center’s presentation of choreographer Aszure Barton and jazz-adjacent trumpet players and composer Ambrose Akinmusire. A Northrop centennial commission, the work features Akinmusire playing a live score, while an ensemble of 12 hooded dancers perform Barton’s genre-mixed choreography. With a dystopian vision of a digitized world, the work creates a surrounding feeling with audience placed both on stage and in the house. (7:30 p.m. Thu. Northrop, 84 Church St. SE., Mpls. 612-624-2345, northrop.umn.edu)

Dancers transport through time and space in Ananya Dance Theatre’s latest production, a spiritual and feminist work that blends South Asian classical dance, martial arts and yoga, called Yorchhā. Responding to devastating grief of war, violence, and environmental destruction, choreographer Ananya Chatterjea imagines underground dance clubs as pathways toward liberation. Part of ADT’s 20th anniversary season, the work features a mix of dance and spectacle, with interdisciplinary elements and the company’s unapologetic style. In the face of unimaginable bleakness around the world, it asks the audience to dream of a better and more just world. (7:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat. O’Shaughnessy, 2004 Randolph Av., St. Paul. $5-$55. 651-690-6700, oshag.stkate.edu)

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Visitors to Uptown’s Isles Bun & Coffee get a taste of Istanbul with their sweets. The quaint café presents an exhibition of William Pringle Rodman’s photographs of Istanbul, shot over the course of one week in May 2024 while on a trip that Magnum photographer Nikos Economopoulos organized. Rodman captures people and street scenes on bustling, tourist-filled İstiklal Avenue, a dessert shop founded in 1864, Iranian bread bakers in the Tarlabaşı neighborhood, street cats and much more. Ends Sept. 30. (6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sun., 1424 W. 28th St., Mpls., free, islesbun.com or 612-870-4466)

ALICIA ELER

Political cartoonists from Ukraine and Russia share their work in the fifth iteration of this exhibition. The cartoons in this new version poke fun at Trump and Putin’s relations, portray life during the war in Ukraine and discuss injustice. The show continues until the war ends. (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun., the Museum of Russian Art, 5500 Stevens Av., Mpls., $5-$15, free for kids 13 and under, tmora.org or 612-821-9045)

It’s not a Tuesday, but tacos with the added bonus of tequila are the highlight of this celebration. Savory and sweet bites of food from throughout Latin America are spotlighted from guarded family recipes to modern takes on classics. Musical headliners include Los Amigos Invisibles, Maria Isa, Salsa del Soul and International Reggae All Stars. The fest also will feature elote-eating contests, games, lucha libre wrestling, roving mariachis and dance performances. (11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. $20-$59. 425 Rice St., St. Paul. vivalavidamn.com)